Wagon-standard.



S. A. COWART.

WAGON STANDARD.

APPLIoATloN FILED 11116.26, 1912.

STEPHEN A. COWART, OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS.

WAGON-STANDARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 6,1913.

Application filed August 26, 1912. Serial No. 717,044.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN A. Cowau'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Midlothian, in the county of Ellis and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in tagen-Standards, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to standards for wagons, and the object is toprovide stand ards which are strong and durable and which are adjustableto any size bolster' and adjustable to different positions on a bolsterto make the width between the standards wider or narrower and which canbe easily and quickly mounted on a bolster and which do not require thevcutting of large openings in the bolster, as the standards do notpenetrate the bolster. i

Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the followingdescription and the, invention will he more particularly pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of thisapplication and specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a standard attached to a bolster. Fig. 2is a plan view of the same with the rings omitted. Fig.\3 is a sideelevation of a standard attached to a bolster, the shape of the standardbeing slightly varied and showing a variation in the braces used. Fig.4t is a plan view of the same with the rings omitted. Fig. 5 is a sideelevation mounted on a bolster and showing another variation in thebraces used. Fig. 6 is an edge view of the standard, a part being brokenaway, looking toward the end of the bolster. Fig. 7 is a plan view ofone of the braces shown in Figs. 5 and G. Fig. 8 is a plan view of oneof the braces shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same partsthroughout the several views.

The standard has a body 1 and a base 2 made integral therewith. Thestandard has flanges 3 on thel inner sides and beads 4 on the outer edgeformed integral therewith. The standards are preferably made ofmalleable cast iron. The base Q, rests flat on the bolster 5 and isattached thereto by a bolt G with a nut 7. The standard is furtherattached to the bolster by braces 8, a brace being placed on each sideof the standard. A single bolt 9 with a nut 10 attaches both braces 8 tothe bolster. The braces 8 are 'the standard.

`to holsters of different thicknesses. The base l2 of the standard,andthe horizontal portion `of the braces are attached to the bolster 5Iby the vertical bolts 11 and nuts 13. By reaifarther from or closer tothe standard, and

lmortised holes.

`t) lie ont of the path of the vertical bolts 11.

Each brace 8 has a vertical portion which engages the side of thebolster and a horizontal portion which engages the base 2 of Each brace8 has a slot 12 therein which makes the braces applicable son of theslots 12, the braces 8 can be placed the standard is thus applicable toholstersof ldifl'erent widths and the standard is attached to thebolster by making small bolt holes and is not weakened by large mortisesthrough the bolts.

,tised -holes for accumulating water which would cause the holsters todecay about the The standard is securely attached to the holster byreason of the base 9 and the braces 8 and the bolts described.

The standard is further braced by the integral braces 14 which areintegral with the body 1 and the base 2. The

ly at the bottoin or lower ends, makes the braces more efficient inholding the standard.

In the variation shown in Figs. 8 and 4, the braces are substantiallydouble in strength and size of the braces 8 shown in the previous views.The horizontal portions of the braces 15 are bifurcated so that thebrace 15 will straddle the web braces 14 of the standard, as shown inFig. 4c. It will be seen that the braces 15 are substantially 95 twiceas wide as the braces 8. The braces l5 are secured to the bolster 5 bybolts 9 and nuts 10, and also by the vertical bolts 11 and nuts 13. Thebraces 15 have also the slots 12, so that the braces l5 can be 100 movedcloser to or farther from the body 1, of the standard, for the purpose0f adaptation to the holsters of different widths. The braces 15 areextended inwardly at the bottom parts, for the purpose of making thebraces more potent, and also for putting the horizontal bolts 9 out ofthe path of the vertical bolts 11.

The variations shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 include merely Vertical flangesor lugs 16, 110 in addition to the features of the corresponding bracesin Figs. 3 and 4, the braces Abraces integral with said body and base,

braces for binding said base to a wagon bolster each consisting of avertical portion engaging the side of the bolster and a slot-tedhorizont-al portion engaging said base, vertical bolts extending throughsaid slots and through said base and through the bolster and nuts on'said bolts binding saidv braces and base and bolster together, and ahorizon-tal bolt and a nut therefor binding the i vertical portions ofsaid braces to said bolster.

2. A wagon .standard comprising a body and a base therefor integraltherewith mounted on a bolster, front and rear braces 1, integral withsaid body and said base, braces having horizontal portions engaging saidbase and vertical portions engaging' said bolster, vertical boltsbinding said braces Vand base and bolster together, said braces 1;;.1-having slots for said bolts permitting adjustment `to holsters ofdierent thicknesses, the lower ends of said braces being extendedinwardly, and a horizontal bolt lying out of the path of said verticalbolts for binding said braces to said bolster.

3. A standard comprising an upright body having a flat base mounted on abolster and front and rear braces integral with said body and base,braces having vertical portionsfengaging the sides of a bolster andhorizontal portions engaging said base, said horizontal portions beingbifurcated to engage said base on both sides of each of said first namedbraces and having slots therein, vertical'bolts projected through thebolster yand said base and through said slots and nuts therefor, and ahorizontal bolt binding the vertical portions of said braces to thebolster.

4. A standard for holsters comprising an upright body and a flat baseintegral therewith and vertical front and rear braces integral with saidbody and base, detachable braces having vertical portions engaging thesides of a bolster and having bifurcated horizontal portions engagingsaid base on yboth sides of said front and rear braces and havingupstanding flanges engaging said front and rear braces and said iangeshaving horizontal slots therein, bolts projected through said slotsandthrough said front and rear braces, the horizontal portions `of saiddetachable braces having slots therein, bolts projected through thebolster and through said base and through said slots and nuts for saidbolts, and a bolt binding the vertical portions of said detachablebraces to said bolster.

In testimony whereof, I set my hand in the presence of two witnesses,this 17th day of August, 1912.

` STEPHEN A. COWART. Witnesses: A. L. JACKSON, R. B. RIDGWAY.

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